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Fair Value Measurements and Derivative Instruments - Interest Rate Risk (Details) - Interest rate swaps	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Fair Value Hedging
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedges [Abstract]
Long-term debt	$ 755,000,000
Fair Value Hedging | Oasis of the Seas term loan
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedges [Abstract]
Long-term debt	$ 105,000,000
Debt Fixed Rate	5.41%
Fair Value Hedging | Unsecured senior notes
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedges [Abstract]
Long-term debt	$ 650,000,000
Debt Fixed Rate	5.25%
Cash flow hedge
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract]
Swap notional amount	$ 2,604,117,000
Cash flow hedge | Celebrity Reflection term loan
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract]
Swap notional amount	$ 327,250,000
All-in Swap Fixed Rate	2.85%
Cash flow hedge | Quantum of the Seas term loan
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract]
Swap notional amount	$ 490,000,000
All-in Swap Fixed Rate	3.74%
Cash flow hedge | Anthem of the Seas term loan
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract]
Swap notional amount	$ 513,542,000
All-in Swap Fixed Rate	3.86%
Cash flow hedge | Ovation of the Seas term loan
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract]
Swap notional amount	$ 657,083,000
All-in Swap Fixed Rate	3.16%
Cash flow hedge | Harmony of the Seas term loan
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract]
Swap notional amount	$ 616,242,000	[1]
All-in Swap Fixed Rate	2.26%	[1]
LIBOR | Fair Value Hedging | Oasis of the Seas term loan
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedges [Abstract]
Swap Floating Rate: LIBOR plus	3.87%
All-in swap floating rate	6.63%
LIBOR | Fair Value Hedging | Unsecured senior notes
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedges [Abstract]
Swap Floating Rate: LIBOR plus	3.63%
All-in swap floating rate	6.32%
LIBOR | Cash flow hedge | Celebrity Reflection term loan
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract]
Debt Floating Rate	0.40%
LIBOR | Cash flow hedge | Quantum of the Seas term loan
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract]
Debt Floating Rate	1.30%
LIBOR | Cash flow hedge | Anthem of the Seas term loan
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract]
Debt Floating Rate	1.30%
LIBOR | Cash flow hedge | Ovation of the Seas term loan
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract]
Debt Floating Rate	1.00%
EURIBOR | Cash flow hedge | Harmony of the Seas term loan
Interest Rate Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract]
Debt Floating Rate	1.15%	[1]
[1] Interest rate swap agreements hedging the Euro-denominated term loan for Harmony of the Seas include EURIBOR zero-floor matching the hedged debt EURIBOR zero-floor. Amount presented is based on the exchange rate as of March 31, 2019.

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